Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 56601, Bemidji, MN

• Gutters in ZIP code 56601

  Beltrami County averages 25.6 inches of precipitation a year (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). One inch of rain on 1,000 square feet of roof is about 623 gallons of water for the gutters to carry.

• Roofing in ZIP code 56601

  8 of the 38 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56601 from 2016 through March 31, 2026 had hail 1.5 inches or larger. The National Weather Service counts hail of 1 inch or larger as severe.

• Siding in ZIP code 56601

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56601 from 2016 through September 22, 2025 was 106 mph. The National Weather Service counts a thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more as severe.

• Windows in ZIP code 56601

  42% of homes in ZIP code 56601 were built before 1980. A home built before 1980 was built before the energy codes in force today were written.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database (hail events through March 31, 2026; thunderstorm-wind and tornado events through September 22, 2025); American Community Survey 2023, 5-year; NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals.

ZIP code 56601 is filed here under Bemidji, in Beltrami County, Minnesota; its center is about 85 miles north of our Brainerd office. ZIP code 56601 also extends into Hubbard County. ZIP code 56601 reaches into 3 cities and towns on our pages: Bemidji, Wilton and Turtle River. Bemidji holds the largest part of it, so this page sits under Bemidji.

• Wilton
• Turtle River

Source: Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area, county and place boundaries (a ZIP code can also take in land outside any city or town).

ZIP code 56601 has 16,104 housing units, and 65% of them are single-family detached homes (American Community Survey 2023, 5-year). Another 4% are attached homes such as townhomes. Mobile homes make up 11% of the housing units.

The median home in ZIP code 56601 was built in 1987. 42% of homes in ZIP code 56601 were built before 1980, and 33% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 2000–2009, with 2,975 homes.

67% of occupied homes in ZIP code 56601 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 56601 is valued at $242,400. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 56601, 39% heat with utility gas, 29% with electricity, 25% with bottled or tank gas, 2% with fuel oil and 5% with wood.

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003, B25077, B25040), for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 56601.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 56678 in Solway (14 miles southwest), 56683 in Tenstrike (15 miles north), 56647 in Tenstrike (16 miles northeast), 56676 in Shevlin (16 miles west), 56461 in Laporte (20 miles south) and 56633 in Cass Lake (21 miles southeast). The table sets ZIP code 56601 beside the 8 ZIP codes nearest to it, using the same Census figures for each.

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year, by ZIP Code Tabulation Area; distances are straight lines between ZIP code centers.

The NOAA Storm Events Database records 38 hail events, 48 thunderstorm-wind events and 1 tornado within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56601 from 2016 through March 31, 2026 for hail and through September 22, 2025 for thunderstorm wind and tornadoes. The largest hail on record there in that period was 2.5 inches on June 4, 2019, near Cass Lake. 8 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 56601 was 70 mph wind on July 31, 2024, 1.5 miles away near Bemidji. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56601 was on August 3, 2024: 1 in hail near Bemidji. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56601 was on June 21, 2025, near Bemidji. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56601 in that period was 106 mph. The busiest year was 2019, with 18 events in all.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database (hail events through March 31, 2026; thunderstorm-wind and tornado events through September 22, 2025).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database (hail events through March 31, 2026; thunderstorm-wind and tornado events through September 22, 2025).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database (hail events through March 31, 2026; thunderstorm-wind and tornado events through September 22, 2025).

This page is filed under Bemidji, which is in Beltrami County; the ratings below are that county's. Beltrami County scores 60.8 of 100 for hail in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 55th of 87 Minnesota counties. Beltrami County scores 52.9 of 100 for strong wind in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 48th of 87 Minnesota counties. Beltrami County scores 84.5 of 100 for winter weather in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 15th of 87 Minnesota counties. Of the perils listed here, the highest score in Beltrami County is for winter weather, at 84.5 of 100.

Beltrami County averages 25.6 inches of precipitation a year (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). The average annual temperature in Beltrami County is 38.8°F.

Source: FEMA National Risk Index, 2026 release; rank among the state's counties computed from the scores; NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals.

Our Brainerd office is at 217 S 7th St, Brainerd, MN 56401, about 85 miles from the center of ZIP code 56601. Its hours are Monday–Friday 7:00 AM–7:00 PM. You can reach that office at (218) 833-2997.

• Brainerd office: address, hours and map